Spring has finally arrived! The sun is out and many of us are getting the lawnmower out for the first time this year, and getting ready to mow the lawn. For most, this is relatively painless, but for a few their lawnmower just won’t work. Find some of the most common reasons why your electric lawnmower won’t work and how to fix them.

Making your own compost is a great way to fertilise your garden for free. It can be made of almost anything and requires no technical skill. Ideally you should make your compost pile in the spring however you can make one at other times.

Thatch is an essential part of a healthy lawn. Too much however can prevent sunlight and rain water from reaching new blades of grass, preventing them from growing healthy and green. This article provides all the information you need to know about thatch and how to tell when your lawn needs dethatching.

Thatch is naturally occurring and is essential for a healthy lawn, however too much can have the opposite effect. Scarifying (or de-thatching) your lawn is therefore an important part of any lawn maintenance program and should be done regularly for a healthy green lawn.

A fantastic looking lawn can be a brilliant feature for your house. It can be a place for sizzling a sausage on the barbeque during a summer party with friends, or a key selling point for your home. Follow our simple, easy to follow advice and achieve that lush green lawn with ease this summer.

The beginning of the year is often a good time to trim your hedges and bushes before the summer sun and warmer weather encourages them to grow. Often hedges and bushes are key visual features of your garden and make a real impact on how your garden looks.

Grass trimmers are a great way to keep your garden looking neat and tidy. They can be used to cut long overgrown grass that you can’t cut with a lawnmower, or tidy areas of the garden that your lawnmower cannot reach, like around plants or the edges of the lawn.